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Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan celebrates after winning gold.Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi won the gold medal in the Olympic women’s javelin on Saturday.

South Africa’s Jo-Ane van Dyk took silver and Czechia’s Nikola Ogrodnikova claimed bronze.

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